Improvement in steam-ploughs



H. E. PAINE.

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Letters Patent'No. 68,310, dated August '27, 1567,

IMPROVEMENT IN STEAM-TPLOUGHS.

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TO ALL WHOM ITMAY CONCERN:

Be it known that. I, HALBERT E. PAINE, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new; and useful improvements in- SteaIm-Ploughs; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the some, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in vrhichv L Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a. field, with my invention in position and operatio Figure 2 iso front elevation of one of the engine-carriagcs,with its engine, and shows the gang-plough suspended, for transportation or reversal. t

Figure 3 exhibits the mode of operation, n 'ith a plan of one of the engines and carriages.

Figure 4 is a-plan of a gang-plough of n modified form.

My invention consists in the construction and operation of the winding apparatus, by which 'the plougho are moved in, the furrows; the construction and operation of the apparatus for transporting nndrevcrsing the gang of ploughs; the arrangement of the plough: in the respective gangs; the mode of anchoring the enginecsrriages; and the combination and arrangement by whichthe engine-carriages are moved on the field, and to and from it. In my method two engines are used, located at opposite sides of the field, as shown in fig. 1. These engines co-operate in propelling the gang of' plonghs; and they are so arranged as to propel their own carriages along the edges of the field to gain new ground for the ploughs, and also to and from the field, and to transport the gang of plough: in either case. The gang of ploughs, in its transportation either along the edges of the field or to and from the field, is suspendcdfrom a light derrick which is mounted upon the engine u carriage, as shown in figs. '1 and Z. I I I That others may fully understand the construction and operation of my invention, ll will particularly describe it.

- A is the carriage, upon which is mounted the engine which furnishes the motive power This carriage is privided with oiie stationary and one. swinging axle,so'that its direction may be changed atpleasurc. The swinging axle is retained in the proper position hythe rack and pinionB C, and operated by the hnndm'heel D or by some other convenient mechanism. 'The bearing-wheels for the carriage A areprovided with broad treads :so that they may not sink in soft ground, and while in use in the field temporary trucksmay be employed for than to run upon. The wheels of the stationary nxle are rigidly attached thereto. At one side'of the frame of the carriage, and mounted in suitable bearings attached thereto, is the shpft E which is connected with the eadne by means of the gear-wheels F G H and theshaft I, or some other convenient device. The carriage is a. propelled by power transmitted through this shaft by means of. the gear-wheels J K, the latter of which is rigidly attached to the stationary axle of the carriage, as shown in fig. The wheel K may be a part of the hearing-wheel, or separate therefrom. The pinion J is movable upon the shaft E, so as to be thrown into or out of gear with the wheel K, which movement maybc effected by the application of any of the devices for similar purposes familiar to mechanics. Upon the shaft E are placed the winding-drums L M The drums L M t'nay. he loose upon the shaft, and in that case may he coupled-therewith by any of the \rcll-knownforms of clutch,

and thrown into and out of gear by u. clutch-lever or rod, which operations'arc too simple and too well under- 'stood to require particular explanation; or the drums M may be rigidly attached to the shaft. The drum N is rigidly-secured to the shaft, and is only.used in elcvating'thc'gang of ploughs for reversal and transportation,

.and in lowering them again to the ground. The'construction of the gang of ploughs to be employed is not 'u'naterinl to the operation of the other parts of my invention. The first gang plough of my invention consists of' a rectangular frame, to which are attached, in a. diagonal line, the desired number of ploughs, of any pittern suitable to the soil and work, so disposed as to succeed each other in cutting'and turning the soil in the proper manner. The ploughs are attached, in sets, to the upper arld lower sides of the frame, as shown in 1, 2, 3, so that, when the gang of ploughs hos traversed the field in one direction, it may be reversed by ttirning the other side up and with the apparatus which I employ it is most donvenient torcverse the gang of ploughs by raising the end nearest to the carriage, as shownvin fig. 2, and, after new ground is gained, by lowering it so that this end is farthest from the carriage. I therefore construct this gang with the right-hand. ploughs on one side and the left-hand plough: on the other, so that the -points" are all turned towards the sameend of the frame. The furrows are then in. mined inbtii iiircction, and, when the gang-of ploughs is reversed in the same 2 manner described, the ploughs are in proper position. The frame is provided with four wheels, of broad tread, one at each corner, to control the depth of the furrows. These wheels may be made adjustable by the elevation and depression of their axles, but it is more convenient and simple to use wheelsof different sizes, the axles,

remaining equidistant from the two horizontal planes passing through thc points of the two sets of ploughs. My

other gang of ploughs is arranged in a triangular form, as shown in fig. 4. The ploughsarc so arranged as to turn he furrows in two directions, the plough at the vertex of the triangle throwing half furrows outwards, and the others throwing whole furrows inwards, thereby rjdging" tho field. In reversing this gang of ploughs it is only necessary to suspend it on the derrick, by attaching it to the fall-rope, without changing its horizontality, and to swing it around so that its front end shall be in the opposite direction.. Fourwheels control the depth of the furrow in this case as in the other. The draught, in the case of either gang of ploughs, may be regulated by providing a. sufficient number of points of attachment at the front end of the plough-frame, so that the draught-linenmy be carried as far towards one side or the other as may be found necessary. The ploughs attached to the frames in either case may be of'any pattern suitable to the soil and work. Any other arrangement-of the ploughs may be used in conjunction with the other parts of my invent-ion, as may also rotary and other spudcrs or diggers, and

with any of these may be combined barrows, seeders, 850., in simultaneous operation. The ropes or chains (wire ropes being preferable) which are attached to the gang-plough "are wound upon the drums L L, as shown in fig. 3,

and a corresponding rope connects the drums M M passing over the one and under theother, and, in this respect, wind each in the reverse direction from the-drng-rope passing over the drum L upon the same shaft, so that while the drag-rope is being wound upon one drum, L, the other rope is being unwound from the drum M of the some shaft. At the same time the drum L of the other shaft may either be made loose so as to permit the drag-rope wound upon that drum to be freely uncoiled, or be made fast to the shaft so as to pay t h d rope as it revolves. From this arrangement it will be "evident that if the drum -M, acted upon by its engine, revolves sons to wind its rope upon itself, that operation will unwind it from the opposite drum; a d if, at the same time, the other engine, by its direct action upon the gang of ploughs, moves the drums in the same divestion, the power of both engines will be exerted in the propulsion of the ploughsr Whilethe ploughs are in operation, then, both engines may be running, and they. will co-operate in the manner explained. When one sid of the field has been reached the drag-ropes arc uncoupled and secured to their respective drums; the ropeattached tothedrum N is then freed at its end and attached, by a hook or otherwise, to the ring at the end of the short fall-rope Q, which passes through a block at the top of the derrick R, and thc'fall-rope Q j mm h d tothe, front end sf the plough-frarne, nd the engine again set in motion, suspending the ploughs as shown in fig. When they are thus suspended the stop-rope S maybe attached and thodrama-opedetached; nerd -the pinion J may then be placed in gear, and the engine set in motion to shift its position. When new ground is gained the pinioud is thrown out of gear, the ploughs lowered, the drag-ropes again attached, and the ploughs propelled to the opposite. side of the field, when the same operations are repen ted. It will'sometimes happen that the weight of the engine and carriage resting on the bearing-wheels will not be sufficient to resist th tendency to move laterally towards the ploughs; I therefore provide an anchor,- T, which consists of a stout frame hinged to the lower side of the carriage A. and so arranged that its free end [nay-drop upon the ground and present a large bearing surface to rcsist any'lateral motion of the engine and carriage. If it shall be desirable this may be constructed with a sharp scoop, to cut for it a bed as the carriageinoves forward.

What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The device for operating a-gang-plough, spadcr, or digger, with or without an accompanying hnrrow or seeder, by means of two stationary engines, located on opposite sides of the section to be ploughed, and connected by ropes passing around drums and wound upon-and from them, in the manner and to the effect set forth 2. The construction and combination of the drums-L M, L M, actuated by separate engines, but conn t d and co-operating, in the manner set forth.

3. The arrangement on one shaft of the winding-drums L M and'tbc hoisting-druu1 N, substantially in th manner and for the purpose set forth.

4. The arrangement, substantially as set'forth and dcscribed, of the gear-wheels J and K and their shafts,

so that power to move the engine from place to place ni y be transmitted to the bearingqvheels'through th same mechanism which operates the ploughs. e k 5. The derrick R, with its fall-rope (.3, constructed substantially as shown, and operating substantiallv in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

6. The anchor T, constructed and operating as set forth and described. 7. The rectangular gang of ploughs, used to plough without ridging, shown and described.

8. Thotriangular gang of ploughs, used for ridging," and constructed and operated as shown and descrroeo I-IALBERT n. PAINE.

and constructed. andoperating as Witnesses:

T. O. Conuonnr, CHAS. H. KELLER 

